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LOT 1576
Viking Hammer-Shaped Gold Ingot
9TH-12TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
3/4 in. (8.25 grams, 22 mm).
D-shaped in section with T-shaped finial and central annulet. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection formed prior to 2000.
From the property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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